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Old Jul 7, 2014 | 6:14 am
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Originally Posted by YuropFlyer
The combination of everything.

English speaking, well educated people, safety, 24hrs lifestyle, good public transport (train is coming, train is coming, train is coooming ) AND taxis, low criminality (low crime doesn't mean no crime ), great choices of food (not THAT overpriced even if compared to around Singapore), good hotels (even if expensive)...

Generally, it's the deal if you want something you can trust.
This and high standards for food safety. Singapore is about the only place where I don't worry about eating street food.
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